New smart sensor for voltage unbalance measurements in electrical power systems

This paper deals with voltage unbalances and how they can be quantified according to the standards. Firstly, a comparison between the different unbalance voltage factors is conducted in order to remark on their divergences. Secondly, according to the standard that better represents the phenomenon, i...

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Autores: Bogarra Rodríguez, Santiago|||0000-0002-2006-1156, Saura Perisé, Jaime|||0000-0002-6904-2781, Rolán Blanco, Alejandro|||0000-0002-9855-6933
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/376852
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/376852
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/S22218236
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Intelligent sensors
Sensors
Voltage-controlled oscillators
Electric motors, Induction
Smart sensor
Voltage sensor
Voltage unbalance
Voltage measurement
Power quality
Detectors
Oscil·ladors de voltatge controlat
Motors elèctrics d'inducció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:This paper deals with voltage unbalances and how they can be quantified according to the standards. Firstly, a comparison between the different unbalance voltage factors is conducted in order to remark on their divergences. Secondly, according to the standard that better represents the phenomenon, i.e., EN 50160, a new methodology is proposed to quantify the voltage unbalance factor (VUF). In order to do so, it is recommended to measure the voltage unbalance in three-phase installations by means of a new smart sensor based on a single voltage sensor, which measures the direct-current (DC) voltage at the output of a three-phase diode bridge rectifier, while current methods make use of three voltage sensors (which can measure either phase-to-neutral voltages or phase-to-phase voltages). Furthermore, both simulation and experimental results have been carried out to validate the proposed methodology. Finally, a new voltage unbalance factor (and the corresponding methodology to obtain it from the measured DC voltage) is proposed.